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I just found myself the uber rare 3.23 ratio differential from a 325xi. I'm stoked about it, but before I drop it in my car I want to take the time and build this diff into what it should have been from the factory; an LSD.

If anyone out there has an LSD unit for a e46 (type 188K) I am interested. I don't care if its Quaife or clutchpack or whatever. I'm just looking to do this thing on a budget and before 4ngiefest.

Want to know rare...I have an e36 rear diff that has a 4.44 LSD. I have been wanting to sell it for a long time. I know the housing will not fix, but according to BMW the internal gears and LSD unit should. If you are interested, PM me.

I thought e36 LSD internals were not compatible for drop in use on the e46 diff case. I'm pretty sure this is true, otherwise a lot more people would have an LSD in their e46. And we would see conversion threads all over the place.

I have a kazz 3.64 dif that blew a year ago and its been sitting in my garage collecting dust. I ve been meaning to fix it and was quoted about $900 to fix it.
Money is tight right now and I could part with it, if you're interested just shoot me a pm.

Oh and don't ask how it blew because I wasn't driving my car when it happened

I thought e36 LSD internals were not compatible for drop in use on the e46 diff case. I'm pretty sure this is true, otherwise a lot more people would have an LSD in their e46. And we would see conversion threads all over the place.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

Anyone?

You are correct, but when I called up my local dealership and found out I had a special order car with some sort european diff in my e46. They told me that the housing is different, but some e36 lsd internals can be swapped into a e46 housing (as long as the housing is a european version and not a US version). Not sure if that's is 100% true but that's what they told me.